Just a quick picture of Luke exploring the front yard. Man, he is still so stinkin' cute!
Our lives are filled with demonstrations of His great love and grace. We wish to capture some of those here and share with our family & friends. Psalm 34:3 O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt His name together.
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Note to self - Liz
As an addition to the previous post, you can get back into the United States WITHOUT a picture id. Ask me how I know this! Because little Miss Liz left her driver's license at home on her desk. I knew I wouldn't need my Palm pilot while in Mexico. BUT I keep ALL my credit cards, Palm pilot, and driver's license in the same carrier, so I left them home thinking I wouldn't want to lose them! Silly Liz! I didn't realize this until one of team members said to get out our picture ids as we were heading to the border, going home. I had a look of sheer terror at her words, realizing what I had done. Not to mention I had driven in Mexico, where Alto (Stop) is more of suggestion then a command! After a couple of hours of sitting in the lines at the border we faced the border officer with his question of picture id for us adults. I could not believe how understanding he was! I took Aaron's advice on "say little" but I wanted to spill my guts to the officer. We were surprised at what came next. "Do you have any apples or oranges with you?" It was my girlfriend's bright idea to pack lunch in case we got stuck at the border. That lunch included apples & oranges. We got pulled into secondary inspection to get rid of our fruits that we were "smuggling" into the states! Hey, don't get me wrong, I was THRILLED to throw away my fruit versus keepin' the gal who didn't have any picture id! It has given my friends some good ammo on me! I aim to please!
Ecclesiastes 3:4 .....a time to laugh
Grace Children's Home - Mexico
We were so truly humbled and blessed by our Easter vacation this year. The Abshire Clan along with three other families, laded up and headed to Tijuana, Mexico. Our focus was to help with construction on a new building that consists of dorms for groups coming to help, an educational & health floor, and housing for the missionary family floor. The Lord had a different plan for Aaron. Upon introductions, Aaron stated that he ran an automotive shop and he had a whole new purpose of being there. He worked on the fleet of vehicles as his service to them and the LORD. He loved it! Our girls loved meeting new friends! Hopie continues to say "Buenos diaz" most days since we have been home. Keri & I loved on all the children and did crafts with them each day. We loved it. Luke did amazing! What a blessing the whole trip was. It made us so thankful for new friends in Mexico, the wonderful children at Grace, the work God is doing there, and fresh appreciation for all the LORD has put in our lives. May we be good stewards with what He has placed in our lives.
Some rest & fun at Hungtington Lake
We had a wonderful time away with some friends of ours to Hungtington Lake. It was four days filled with LOTS of snow, beautiful scenery, laughter with friends, and the choas of two full families in one condo! We all had so much fun. Okay, in all honesty, Aaron wouldn't agree that wrecking a snowmobile was his idea of fun. I personally said a "Thank you Jesus" for keeping him safe. It was nothing that a game of sequence, after children went to bed, wouldn't fix! It was such a blessing to get away and visit with friends, enjoy God's creation, soak up family time, and share some laughs.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
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